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====Week 9 (4/5 December)====
====Week 9 (4/5 December)====
*Theme: Mentor's Choice <small>followed by</small> Contestant's Choice
*Theme: TBA
*Celebrity performers: The cast of ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'',<ref name="Glee" /> [[Alexandra Burke]] and the [[Black Eyed Peas]] are scheduled to perform.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2010/nov/28/wagner-katie-waissel-x-factor|title=Wagner and Katie Waissel leave The X Factor|last=Olorenshaw|first=Alex|date=28 November 2010|work=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]]|accessdate=29 November 2010|location=London}}</ref>
*Celebrity performers: It was announced on the Week 8 Results Show that the cast of ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'',<ref name="Glee" /> [[Alexandra Burke]] and the [[Black Eyed Peas]] are scheduled to perform.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2010/nov/28/wagner-katie-waissel-x-factor|title=Wagner and Katie Waissel leave The X Factor|last=Olorenshaw|first=Alex|date=28 November 2010|work=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]]|accessdate=29 November 2010|location=London}}</ref> The Glee Cast are scheduled to perform "[[Don't Stop Believing]]", Alexandra Burke will perform "[[The Silence]]" and The Blaxk Eyed Peas will perform "[[The Time (Dirty Bit)]]"<ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s103/the-x-factor/news/a290408/bep-burke-glee-for-x-factor-semi.html</ref>.
*Group performance: TBA
*Group performance: TBA


It was anounced on ''The Xtra Factor'' that contestants will once again sing two songs, one of which will be an up-tempo number.
It was anounced on ''The Xtra Factor'' that contestants will once again sing two songs, one of which will be an up-tempo number.


==Charity single==
==Charity single==

Revision as of 14:39, 29 November 2010

Template:Infobox reality music competition

The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent, the winner of which receives a recording contract with the Syco Music record label. The seventh series started on ITV on 21 August 2010 and will end on 12 December 2010. The show is presented by Dermot O'Leary, with spin-off show The Xtra Factor hosted by Konnie Huq on ITV2, who took over from Holly Willoughby. The competition is split into several stages: auditions, bootcamp, judges' houses and live shows. Auditions took place throughout June and July 2010, with Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and Cheryl Cole returning as judges. Special guest judges were brought in to replace Dannii Minogue, who was on maternity leave. Cole missed the auditions in Manchester and bootcamp due to illness. Following bootcamp, successful acts were split into four categories: Boys (male soloists aged 16 to 28), Girls (female soloists aged 16 to 28), Over-28s (soloists aged 29 and over) and Groups. Minogue returned for the judges' houses stage, and each judge mentored eight acts through judges' houses. The live shows started on 9 October 2010. Four acts eliminated at judges' houses were brought back as wildcards, making this the first series to have 16 acts perform in the live shows.

This is the first series of the show to be filmed in high definition, and is simulcast on ITV1 HD and STV HD.[citation needed] Since October,[citation needed] The Xtra Factor has also been shown in high definition, simulcast on the new channel ITV2 HD.[1] It is sponsored by TalkTalk in the United Kingdom and Dominos Pizza in Ireland. This series has proved to be controversial, with many people complaining about the use of pitch correction software on the broadcast of contestants' auditions, the decision to form two groups out of rejected soloists, the rejection of popular contestant Gamu Nhengu at judges' houses and Cole's failure to vote to eliminate an act in week 5 of the live shows. Controversy has also surrounded contestants Shirlena Johnson, who was axed over fears for her mental health, and Treyc Cohen, who was reported to already have a record deal when the live shows started.

Selection process

Applications and auditions

Judges Simon Cowell and Cheryl Cole during filming of the London auditions on 21 June 2010.

The first appeal for applicants for series 7 was broadcast during series 6 on 5 December 2009. Applicants for the seventh series were given the opportunity to apply by uploading a video audition to the Internet.[2] Auditions began in June 2010 in six cities: Glasgow (SECC, 9 June), Birmingham (LG Arena, 13–14 June), London (Excel Centre, 21–24 June), Dublin (Convention Centre Dublin, 28 June), Cardiff (International Arena, 2 July), and Manchester (Manchester Central, 9–11 July). Dublin returned as an audition city for the first time since 2006.[3]

Three of the four judges from the previous series, Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and Cheryl Cole, returned to judge the auditions. Due to her pregnancy, Dannii Minogue did not attend the auditions, and was replaced by guest judges in each venue except London.[3] Geri Halliwell was the first guest judge, and attended the Glasgow auditions.[4][5] Natalie Imbruglia was the second guest judge, appearing for the Birmingham auditions.[3] The guest judge slot was axed for the London auditions,[6] but continued with Katy Perry judging in Dublin,[7] Pixie Lott judging in Cardiff and Nicole Scherzinger at the auditions in Manchester.[8] Cole was unable to attend the Manchester auditions due to contracting malaria,[9] and was not replaced for these auditions.

The first episode, on 21 August 2010, featured auditions from Glasgow and London,[10][11] while episode two, on 28 August, showcased Dublin's auditions and more from London.[12] More London auditions were shown on 4 September, along with those from Birmingham,[13] and Cardiff was featured in the 11 September broadcast along with the final set of London auditions.[14] Finally, the Manchester auditions were shown in the 18 and 19 September episodes.[15][16]

Bootcamp

The bootcamp stage of the competition began on 22 July 2010 at Wembley Arena in London.[17] Minogue continued her maternity leave, and Cole did not attend due to her ongoing recovery.[18] Due to the absence of both Cole and Minogue, producers of the show decided to axe bootcamp's live audience.[19] The bootcamp stage was broadcast in two episodes on 25 and 26 September. The first day of bootcamp saw Cowell and Walsh split the 211 acts into their four categories: Boys, Girls, Over-25s and Groups. They received vocal coaching and each category later performed one song: the Boys sang "Man in the Mirror", the Girls sang "If I Were a Boy", the Over-25s sang "Poker Face" and the Groups sang "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now". At the end of the day, the number of acts was cut to 108. On the second day, acts were given dance lessons by creative director Brian Friedman and were not judged on their performances.[20] Scherzinger then returned as a guest judge on the third day, where each act performed one song from a list of forty.[20][21] On the fifth day of bootcamp,[22] Scherzinger suggested that the Over-25s category be changed to Over-28s, as the quality of older singers was high. The Boys and Girls categories now comprise singers aged 16 to 28, rather than 16 to 25.[23][24] Nine soloists, five from the Boys category and four from the Girls, were asked to form two groups,[22][25] as the Groups category was the weakest.[26] After bootcamp, each judge was assigned a category. Cowell is mentoring the Groups, Walsh has the Over-28s, Minogue is looking after the Boys and Cole mentors the Girls.[25]

Judges' houses and wildcards

Cole and Minogue returned to the judging panel for the judges' houses stage of the competition,[3] where each judge mentored eight acts, increased from six in previous series.[23][26] Each judge had help from a guest judge to choose their final acts. Walsh was helped by former regular judge Sharon Osbourne at Adare Manor in Adare, County Limerick, Ireland,[27] Cole by will.i.am in Coworth Park,[citation needed] Ascot, Berkshire, England,[28] Cowell by Sinitta in Marbella, Spain,[29] and Imbruglia returned to assist Minogue in Melbourne, Australia,[30] where she has been since giving birth to her son. Contestants spent a week at judges' houses and performed two songs for their respective judge.[31] Each judge and their guest eliminated five acts, leaving twelve remaining. The judges' houses stage was broadcast in two episodes on 2 and 3 October 2010.

The twenty eliminated acts were:[32]

  • Boys: Karl Brown, Marlon McKenzie, Tom Richards, Paije Richardson, John Wilding
  • Girls: Keri Arrindell, Annastasia Baker, Treyc Cohen, Gamu Nhengu, Raquel Thomas
  • Over-28s: Wagner, Stephen Hunter, Justin Vanderhyde, Yuli Minguel, Elesha Moses
  • Groups: Diva Fever, Husstle, Princes and Rogues, The Reason, Twem

However, in the first live show on 9 October, Paije Richardson, Treyc Cohen, Wagner and Diva Fever were brought back as wildcards.[33]

Personnel

The X Factor presenter Dermot O'Leary

As well as the judges already mentioned, several other personnel are involved in creating the show. Dermot O'Leary presents the main ITV shows while Konnie Huq presents The Xtra Factor on ITV2.[3] Huq replaced Holly Willoughby, who left after series 6.[34] Peter Dickson continued to provide voiceovers,[35] while Brian Friedman returned as creative director and choreographer, and had some input at bootcamp.[36] Savan Kotecha, a songwriter/producer who was worked with previous winners of The X Factor Alexandra Burke and Leona Lewis, was also hired as the lead vocal coach.[37] Ali Tennant was a vocal coach and attended Cowell's judges' houses section, the only coach to be invited. However, three days before the live shows, Tennant's contract was cancelled and he was replaced by Yvie Burnett, who had previously worked as a coach on the show until series six.[38] Grace Woodward is the fashion director.[39]

Finalists

Main article: List of The X Factor finalists (UK series 7)

After the wildcards were revealed in the first live show, the final sixteen acts were confirmed as follows:

   – Contestant has been eliminated from the show

Category (Mentor) Acts
Boys (Minogue) Matt Cardle Nicolò Festa Aiden Grimshaw Paije Richardson
Girls (Cole) Treyc Cohen Rebecca Ferguson Cher Lloyd Katie Waissel
Over-28s (Walsh) John Adeleye Mary Byrne Storm Lee Wagner
Groups (Cowell) Belle Amie Diva Fever F.Y.D. One Direction

Live shows

Format

The Fountain Studios, where The X Factor and The Xtra Factor live shows take place.

The live shows take place at The Fountain Studios in Wembley, north-west London.[40] They started on 9 October 2010, with contestants performing on the Saturday night shows and the results being announced on the Sunday night shows. As previously, each week has a different song theme. The two acts with the fewest public votes are in the bottom two and sing again in the "final showdown". The songs they perform in the bottom two are of their own choice and do not necessarily follow that week's theme. The four judges then each choose one act from the bottom two that they want to be eliminated from the show. If each act receives an equal number of judges' votes, the result is deadlocked and the act with the fewest public votes is eliminated. The first live show was extended to two and a half hours to include a surprise twist,[41] namely that each judge was given a wildcard, allowing them to bring back one act from judges' houses, thus bringing the number of finalists up to sixteen.[42] Due to the addition of the wildcards, the first two results were double eliminations. The eighth result will also be a double elimination.[43] In the case of a double elimination, instead of the bottom two, the bottom three are announced and the act with the fewest votes is automatically eliminated. The two remaining acts then perform in the final showdown.[44][45] Starting from the eighth week of live shows, contestants will perform two songs each on the Saturday night.[46]

At the start of each results show, the remaining finalists perform a song as a group. However, the song is pre-recorded and the contestants mime, due to technical issues with mixing the number of microphones.[47] Starting this series, all contestants' live performances are available to download on iTunes.[48] However, the songs are not eligible to chart to protect the integrity of the contest.[49] Viewers in Ireland are allowed vote again, having been unable to for four years.[50]

Each results show features a number of guest performers. Joe McElderry and Usher performed on the first live results show,[33] and Diana Vickers and Katy Perry performed in the second week.[45] The third results show featured performances from Cheryl Cole and Michael Bublé.[51] Rihanna, Bon Jovi and Jamiroquai performed in the fourth results show,[52] and Shayne Ward and Kylie Minogue performed in the fifth week.[53] Take That, Westlife and JLS all performed on the sixth results show,[54] and Olly Murs performed on the seventh.[55] Week eight featured performances from Justin Bieber, The Wanted and Nicole Scherzinger.[56] The cast of Glee are scheduled to perform on the semi-final on 5 December,[57] along with Alexandra Burke and the Black Eyed Peas.

On 23 November 2010, ITV confirmed that the final will take place on 11 and 12 December, with each episode lasting two hours. The third placed contestant will leave on the second show, and the final two will perform the winner's single.[58]

Results summary

Colour key
  – Contestant was in the bottom two/three and had to sing again in the final showdown
  – Contestant was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated
Table showing weekly results, indicating which contestants were eliminated or safe, how each judge voted, and positions in each week's public vote where known.
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10
Saturday Sunday
Mary Byrne Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom three
Matt Cardle Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe
Rebecca Ferguson Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe
Cher Lloyd Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Safe
One Direction Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe
Wagner Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom three Eliminated (week 8)
Katie Waissel Bottom three Safe Safe 10th Bottom two 8th Safe 7th Eliminated (week 8)
Paije Richardson Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Eliminated (week 7)
Aiden Grimshaw Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 9th Eliminated (week 6)
Treyc Cohen Safe Safe Bottom two Safe Bottom two Eliminated (week 5)
Belle Amie Safe Bottom three Safe 11th Eliminated (week 4)
John Adeleye Safe Safe Bottom two Eliminated (week 3)
Diva Fever Safe Bottom three Eliminated (week 2)
Storm Lee Safe 14th Eliminated (week 2)
F.Y.D. Bottom three Eliminated (week 1)
Nicolò Festa 16th Eliminated (week 1)
Final showdown F.Y.D.,
Katie Waissel 		Belle Amie,
Diva Fever 		John Adeleye,
Treyc Cohen 		Belle Amie,
Katie Waissel 		Treyc Cohen,
Katie Waissel 		Aiden Grimshaw,
Katie Waissel 		Cher Lloyd,
Paije Richardson 		Mary Byrne,
Wagner
Walsh's vote to eliminate F.Y.D. Diva Fever Treyc Cohen Katie Waissel Treyc Cohen Katie Waissel Paije Richardson Wagner
Minogue's vote to eliminate F.Y.D. Diva Fever John Adeleye Belle Amie Katie Waissel Katie Waissel Cher Lloyd Wagner
Cole's vote to eliminate F.Y.D. Diva Fever John Adeleye Belle Amie None (refused) Aiden Grimshaw Paije Richardson Wagner
Cowell's vote to eliminate Katie Waissel N/A John Adeleye Katie Waissel Treyc Cohen Aiden Grimshaw Paije Richardson N/A
Eliminated Nicolò Festa
Public vote 		Storm Lee
Public vote 		John Adeleye
3 of 4 votes
Majority 		Belle Amie
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock 		Treyc Cohen
2 of 3 votes
Majority 		Aiden Grimshaw
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock 		Paije Richardson
3 of 4 votes
Majority 		Katie Waissel
Public vote
F.Y.D.
3 of 4 votes
Majority 		Diva Fever
3 of 3 votes
Majority 		Wagner
3 of 3 votes
Majority
Reference(s) [59] [60] [61] [52] [53] [54] [55] [62]

Live show details

Week 1 (9/10 October)

A summary of the contestants' performances on the first live show and results show, along with the results.
Act Order Song[66][67] Result[59]
F.Y.D. 1 "Billionaire" Bottom three
Matt Cardle 2 "When Love Takes Over" Safe
John Adeleye 3 "One Sweet Day" Safe
Rebecca Ferguson 4 "Teardrops" Safe
Storm Lee 5 "We Built This City" Safe
Belle Amie 6 "Airplanes" Safe
Cher Lloyd 7 "Just Be Good to Me" Safe
Diva Fever 8 "Sunny" Safe
Paije Richardson 9 "Killing Me Softly with His Song" Safe
Katie Waissel 10 "We Are the Champions" Bottom three
Mary Byrne 11 "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" Safe
Nicolò Festa 12 "Just Dance" Eliminated
One Direction 13 "Viva la Vida" Safe
Wagner 14 "She Bangs" / "Love Shack" Safe
Aiden Grimshaw 15 "Mad World" Safe
Treyc Cohen 16 "One" Safe
Final showdown details[68]
F.Y.D. 1 "Don't Stop the Music" Eliminated
Katie Waissel 2 "Don't Let Me Down" Safe
  • Due to the addition of four wildcard contestants, two acts were eliminated from the series' first results show.[33] The three acts with the fewest votes were announced as the bottom three, and then the act with the fewest votes was automatically eliminated. The remaining two acts then performed in the final showdown for the judges' votes.[59]
Judge's vote to eliminate[59]
  • Cowell: Katie Waissel – backed his own act, F.Y.D.
  • Cole: F.Y.D. – insisted that her decision was based on the final showdown performance
  • Minogue: F.Y.D. – based on the final showdown performance
  • Walsh: F.Y.D. – stated that he had to choose the act with more potential, as well as the "right act"

Week 2 (16/17 October)

A summary of the contestants' performances on the second live show and results show, along with the results.
Act Order Song[69] Hero[69] Result[60]
Storm Lee 1 "Born to Run" Bruce Springsteen Eliminated
Treyc Cohen 2 "Purple Rain" Prince Safe
Paije Richardson 3 "If I Ain't Got You" Alicia Keys Safe
One Direction 4 "My Life Would Suck Without You" Kelly Clarkson Safe
Cher Lloyd 5 "It's the Hard Knock Life" / "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" Jay-Z Safe
John Adeleye 6 "A Song for You" Donny Hathaway Safe
Diva Fever 7 "Gotta Go Home"[72] / "Barbra Streisand" Boney M.[73] Bottom three
Rebecca Ferguson 8 "Feeling Good" Nina Simone Safe
Aiden Grimshaw 9 "Jealous Guy" John Lennon Safe
Wagner 10 "Help Yourself" Tom Jones Safe
Katie Waissel 11 "I'd Rather Go Blind" Etta James Safe
Belle Amie 12 "You Really Got Me" The Kinks Bottom three
Mary Byrne 13 "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" Dusty Springfield Safe
Matt Cardle 14 "Just the Way You Are" Bruno Mars Safe
Final showdown details[60]
Diva Fever 1 "I Will Survive" N/A Eliminated
Belle Amie 2 "Big Girls Don't Cry" N/A Safe
  • Due to the addition of the wildcard contestants, two acts were eliminated from the series' second results show. The three acts with the fewest votes were announced as the bottom three, and then the act with the fewest votes was automatically eliminated. The remaining two acts then performed in the final showdown for the judges' votes.[45]
Judge's vote to eliminate[60]
  • Walsh: Diva Fever – saved the act he thought would get better, Belle Amie
  • Minogue: Diva Fever – based on final showdown performances
  • Cole: Diva Fever – gave no reason
  • Cowell: N/A – as Walsh, Minogue and Cole all voted for Diva Fever, Cowell was not required to vote

Week 3 (23/24 October)

A summary of the contestants' performances on the third live show and results show, along with the results.
Act Order Song[75] Result[61]
Paije Richardson 1 "Ain't Nobody" Safe
John Adeleye 2 "Zoom" Bottom two
Rebecca Ferguson 3 "Why Don't You Do Right?" Safe
Cher Lloyd 4 "No Diggity" / "Shout" Safe
Matt Cardle 5 "...Baby One More Time" Safe
One Direction 6 "Nobody Knows" Safe
Treyc Cohen 7 "Whole Lotta Love" Bottom two
Mary Byrne 8 "I (Who Have Nothing)" Safe
Aiden Grimshaw 9 "Diamonds Are Forever" Safe
Belle Amie 10 "I'll Stand by You" Safe
Wagner 11 "Spice Up Your Life" / "Livin' la Vida Loca" Safe
Katie Waissel 12 "I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song)" Safe
Final showdown details[61]
John Adeleye 1 "Because of You" Eliminated
Treyc Cohen 2 "One Night Only" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate[76]
  • Walsh: Treyc Cohen – backed his own act, John Adeleye, and said Adeleye had more potential
  • Minogue: John Adeleye – based on the final showdown performances
  • Cole: John Adeleye – backed her own act, Treyc Cohen
  • Cowell: John Adeleye – based on the final showdown performances

Week 4 (30/31 October)

A summary of the contestants' performances on the fourth live show and results show, along with the results.
Act Order Song[78] Result[52]
Mary Byrne 1 "Could It Be Magic" Safe
Aiden Grimshaw 2 "Thriller" Safe
Belle Amie 3 "Venus" Bottom two
Rebecca Ferguson 4 "Wicked Game" Safe
Treyc Cohen 5 "Relight My Fire" Safe
Matt Cardle 6 "Bleeding Love" Safe
Wagner 7 "O Fortuna" / "Bat Out of Hell" Safe
Paije Richardson 8 "Back to Black" Safe
Katie Waissel 9 "Bewitched" Bottom two
One Direction 10 "Total Eclipse of the Heart" Safe
Cher Lloyd 11 "Stay" Safe
Final showdown details[52]
Belle Amie 1 "Breakaway" Eliminated
Katie Waissel 2 "Trust in Me" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate[52]
  • Cowell: Katie Waissel – backed his own act, Belle Amie
  • Cole: Belle Amie – gave no reason, though effectively backed her own act, Katie Waissel
  • Minogue: Belle Amie – based on the final showdown performance
  • Walsh: Katie Waissel – gave no reason

With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. Belle Amie received the fewest votes and were eliminated.[52]

Week 5 (6/7 November)

A summary of the contestants' performances on the fifth live show and results show, along with the results.
Act Order Song[79] Result[53]
Cher Lloyd 1 "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down" / "Empire State of Mind" Safe
Mary Byrne 2 "There You'll Be" Safe
Katie Waissel 3 "Don't Speak" Bottom two
Aiden Grimshaw 4 "Nothing Compares 2 U" Safe
Paije Richardson 5 "I'm a Believer" / "Hey Ya!" Safe
Rebecca Ferguson 6 "Make You Feel My Love" Safe
Wagner 7 "Viva Las Vegas" / "The Wonder of You" Safe
Matt Cardle 8 "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" Safe
Treyc Cohen 9 "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" Bottom two
One Direction 10 "Kids in America" Safe
Final showdown details[53]
Katie Waissel 1 "Don't Give Up on Me" Safe
Treyc Cohen 2 "Un-Break My Heart" Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate[80]
  • Cowell: Treyc Cohen – based on who he would prefer to see again the following week
  • Cole: N/A – refused to vote off either of her acts, but when O'Leary said it was part of the role, Cole offered to go last to force a deadlock, however, O'Leary then announced it would be a majority vote
  • Minogue: Katie Waissel – gave no reason
  • Walsh: Treyc Cohen – stated that he would follow his heart and save Waissel

Week 6 (13/14 November)

A summary of the contestants' performances on the sixth live show and results show, along with the results.
Act Order Song[82] Result[54]
Paije Richardson 1 "Crocodile Rock" Safe
Aiden Grimshaw 2 "Rocket Man" Bottom two
Mary Byrne 3 "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" Safe
Katie Waissel 4 "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" Bottom two
Matt Cardle 5 "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" Safe
Cher Lloyd 6 "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" / "Mockingbird" Safe
Wagner 7 "I'm Still Standing" / "Circle of Life" Safe
One Direction 8 "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" Safe
Rebecca Ferguson 9 "Candle in the Wind" Safe
Final showdown details[54]
Aiden Grimshaw 1 "Don't Dream It's Over" Eliminated
Katie Waissel 2 "Save Me from Myself" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate[84]
  • Cowell: Aiden Grimshaw – gave no reason
  • Cole: Aiden Grimshaw – backed her own act, Katie Waissel
  • Minogue: Katie Waissel – gave no reason, but effectively backed her own act, Aiden Grimshaw
  • Walsh: Katie Waissel – felt Grimshaw had more potential

With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. Aiden Grimshaw received the fewest votes and was eliminated.[54]

Week 7 (20/21 November)

A summary of the contestants' performances on the seventh live show and results show, along with the results.
Act Order Song[86] Result[55]
Matt Cardle 1 "Come Together" Safe
Cher Lloyd 2 "Imagine" Bottom two
One Direction 3 "All You Need Is Love" Safe
Rebecca Ferguson 4 "Yesterday" Safe
Mary Byrne 5 "Something" Safe
Paije Richardson 6 "Let It Be" Bottom two
Wagner 7 "Get Back" / "Hippy Hippy Shake" / "Hey Jude" Safe
Katie Waissel 8 "Help!" Safe
Final showdown details[55]
Paije Richardson 1 "Stop!" Eliminated
Cher Lloyd 2 "Stay" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate[55]
  • Cowell: Paije Richardson – backed the person he said he has continually supported, Cher Lloyd
  • Cole: Paije Richardson – backed her own act, Cher Lloyd
  • Minogue: Cher Lloyd – backed her own act, Paije Richardson
  • Walsh: Paije Richardson – gave no reason

Week 8 (27/28 November)

For the first time this series, each contestant performed two songs.[46]

A summary of the contestants' performances on the eighth live show and results show, along with the results.
Act Order First song[89] Second song[89] Result[62]
Wagner 1/8 "Creep" "Addicted to Love" Bottom three
One Direction 2/9 "Summer of '69" "You Are So Beautiful" Safe
Mary Byrne 3/10 "All I Want Is You" "Brass in Pocket" Bottom three
Cher Lloyd 4/14 "Girlfriend" "Walk This Way" Safe
Rebecca Ferguson 5/11 "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" Safe
Matt Cardle 6/13 "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" "Nights in White Satin" Safe
Katie Waissel 7/12 "Sex on Fire" "Everybody Hurts" Eliminated
Final showdown details[62]
Wagner 1 "Unforgettable" Eliminated
Mary Byrne 2 "This Is My Life" Safe
  • Two acts were eliminated from the series' eighth results show.[43] The three acts with the fewest votes were announced as the bottom three, and then the act with the fewest votes was automatically eliminated. The remaining two acts then performed in the final showdown for the judges' votes.
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Walsh: Wagner – based on the final showdown
  • Minogue: Wagner – backed who she thought was the better singer
  • Cole: Wagner – gave no reason
  • Cowell was not required to vote as there was already a majority, but he stated that he would have eliminated Wagner

Week 9 (4/5 December)

It was anounced on The Xtra Factor that contestants will once again sing two songs, one of which will be an up-tempo number.

Charity single

On 15 October 2010 BBC Newsbeat revealed that this year's The X Factor finalists will be recording a version of David Bowie's 1977 song "Heroes". The song, said to have been recorded in the week beginning 18 October 2010, will be released as a charity single in aid of Help for Heroes, a charity which supports injured servicemen and women.[92] The video for the single was filmed on 2 November 2010[93] at Three Mills Studios.[94] All sixteen finalists performed the song on 20 November's results show.[85] It is the third year in a row that finalists have released a charity record. The single entered both the Irish Singles Chart on 25 November 2010 and the UK Singles Chart on 28 November 2010 at number 1.[95][96]

Reception

Ratings

The first episode on 21 August attracted 11.88 million viewers on ITV1,[97] the highest ever ratings for a series premiere of The X Factor.[98] It was watched by 46.5% of television viewers during its original broadcast.[98] The episode also received ratings of 489,000 on ITV1 HD.[98] The first live performance show on 9 October 2010 gained 12.62 million viewers,[97] attaining a 48.5% share of the audience during broadcast.[99] As of 14 November, the highest rated episode is the sixth results show on 14 November, with 14.69 million viewers on ITV1.[97]

Episode Date Official rating[97]
(millions) 		Weekly rank[97] Share (%)
Auditions 1 21 August 11.88 1 46.5[98]
Auditions 2 28 August 10.81 1 42.9[100]
Auditions 3 4 September 11.69 1 47.2[101]
Auditions 4 11 September 11.78 1 43.1[102]
Auditions 5 18 September 11.65 2 43.7[103]
Auditions 6 19 September 12.15 1 39.8[104]
Bootcamp 1 25 September 12.07 2 44.0[105]
Bootcamp 2 26 September 13.26 1 42.0[106]
Judges' houses 1 2 October 12.68 2 47.3[107]
Judges' houses 2 3 October 14.51 1 45.9[108]
Live show 1 9 October 12.62 2 48.5[99]
Results 1 10 October 13.17 1 43.4[109]
Live show 2 16 October 12.14 2 47.2[110]
Results 2 17 October 13.42 1 43.8[111]
Live show 3 23 October 12.39 2 47.5[112]
Results 3 24 October 13.73 1 44.9[113]
Live show 4 30 October 12.69 2 44.5[114]
Results 4 31 October 13.74 1 45.4[115]
Live show 5 6 November 12.50 2 47.7[116]
Results 5 7 November 14.29 1 46.4[117]
Live show 6 13 November 13.61 2 49.9[118]
Results 6 14 November 14.69 1 47.7[119]
Live show 7 20 November TBA TBA 48.7[120]
Results 7 21 November TBA TBA 50.0[121]
Live show 8 27 November TBA TBA 49.0[122]
Results 8 28 November TBA TBA TBA
  • Note: Ratings in the table are for ITV1 only.

Controversy and criticism

Following the first episode, viewers complained on social networking websites after it appeared that pitch correction (which has been seen as controversial in the music industry) was used to improve the quality of some singers' voices,[123] and forty-five viewers complained to Ofcom.[124] Series producers claimed post-production work was necessary on the show due to the number of microphones used during filming: "The judges make their decisions at the auditions stage based on what they hear on the day, live in the arena. The footage and sound is then edited and dubbed into a finished programme, to deliver the most entertaining experience possible for viewers. When it gets to the live shows, it will be all live."[125] It was reported on 26 August that Cowell had ordered a ban on pitch correction in future episodes, asking for them to be re-edited.[126] In October 2010, Ofcom ruled that viewers had not been "materially misled" as pitch correction was only used during auditions and not when viewers were paying to vote for the contestants.[124]

On 25 August it was announced that contestant Shirlena Johnson had been asked to leave the show due to concerns over her mental health, that she had apparently kept hidden from the producers. Johnson's successful audition was broadcast on 21 August. Johnson's mother claimed that producers knew Jonhson's medical history as they requested her general practitioner's details at bootcamp; however, producers said the medical report arrived late. A spokesperson said, "The welfare of contestants is of paramount importance, and for this reason it has been agreed that Shirlena Johnson should not continue in the competition."[127][128]

The decision to form two groups, Belle Amie and One Direction, from soloists at the end of the bootcamp stage was branded unfair by some of the other groups, as neither had entered as groups. The controversy deepened after Cowell put through the two acts he created and picking just one of the original applicants.[129] Cowell defended the decision, saying that the existing groups were not good enough and other groups such as The Wanted and the Spice Girls were created similarly.[130]

Controversy was caused when Cole chose not to send Zimbabwean Gamu Nhengu through to the live shows. Nhengu was an early favourite to win and many viewers were angered that Cher Lloyd and Katie Waissel were put through despite failing to complete their performances at judges' houses.[131] Around 1,000 people complained to ITV and 220,000 joined a Facebook page called "Gamu Should Have Got Through".[132] Cole reportedly became the target of death threats,[133] and has taken extra security precautions in her home as well as at The X Factor.[134] Bookmaker Paddy Power were forced to give odds on Nhengu winning the show after a large number of bets were placed,[135] and made her the favourite to win, however, all punters had their losing bets refunded when Nhengu was not chosen as a wildcard.[136] There was speculation that Cole was pressured by producers to axe Nhengu over issues with her visa, but Cole denied those claims,[137] saying it was entirely down to her "gut instinct" and she believed Lloyd, Waissel and Rebecca Ferguson were the best singers in her category.[31]

More controversy erupted after the News of the World reported that after failing to qualify in 2008, Treyc Cohen signed a management deal with Artimis Music Management Ltd that landed her a recording contract in October 2009 with Birmingham-based Ajoupa Records, and she released a single entitled "A Time to Be Heard".[138] The rules of The X Factor strictly forbid record deals while a contestant is on the show. According to the newspaper, The X Factor is attempting to release Cohen from her management deal and remove the single from sale.[138] Waissel also had to be released from a contract in the United States after her audition.[139]

More than 1000 viewers complained to ITV and more than 2000 to Ofcom when, in week 5 of the live shows, Cole refused to vote off either act in the bottom two and was not allowed to vote last and force a deadlock. A spokesperson explained: "A judge can abstain from placing a vote. [Cole] made it clear that she would not send anyone home and therefore abstained from voting. [O'Leary] went back to her to clarify that it was going to go to a majority vote if she did that. [Cole] was unable to take the vote to deadlock as deadlock requires a valid active vote."[140] However, a Daily Mail poll of 6890 people showed that 4795 of them wanted Cole to be sacked for refusing to vote. O'Leary revealed that during the previous commercial break, when the bottom two was known to the producers, they realised that Cole might abstain and decided in that if she did, they would go to a majority vote.[140] Allegations were made that the result was rigged, but a furious Cowell denied this claim, saying he would never want to defraud viewers and said the situation had been "blown out of proportion".[141] O'Leary defended himself and the show on Twitter, saying, "We never know which way the judges are going to vote. Ever. The only thing I know is who's in the bottom two when I'm given the card. I don't know which judge to go to until I'm called and the judges, including [Cowell], don't know the vote or who we're coming to next. It's that simple."[141] The following week, Heat magazine printed a report claiming that Cowell is aware of the public votes before the judges make their votes, and several other media reports contained rumours of the show being fixed. The X Factor's bosses instructed their lawyers to file a formal complaint to the Press Complaints Commission against Heat, saying that the article was a lie, that very few people know the actual public voting results, and that the conspiracy theories being printed in the media are "total and utter rubbish".[142]

Sponsorship

For the second year in a row, The X Factor was sponsored by TalkTalk, who enlisted series 6 contestants Jedward to launch its interactive initiative on 17 August 2010. Viewers were invited to record a video of themselves performing karaoke in front of a TalkTalk bright lights backdrop, and clips were screened as part of TalkTalk's sponsorship break bumpers.[143] In Ireland, where the show is broadcast on TV3, The X Factor is sponsored by Dominos Pizza.[144]

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